Kazakhstan · KOK-TOBE TOURS
The ridge at the top of the cable car, city on one side and the Alatau on the other. Kok-Tobe is rarely a whole day, so the 11 here are judged on what they pair it with and what the combined ticket costs.
See Almaty’s mountain sights, markets, cathedral, Shymbulak cable car, and Kok-Tobe on an 11-hour guided tour for $49.
“traffic jam and thick fog at shymbulak. despite that its a pleasant day trip.”
Review of Almaty’s 10-hour city and mountain tour, with Medeu, Shymbulak cable car, Kok-Tobe, Green Bazaar, and practical tips.
“Did not get off to a good start as I contacted the tour operator the day before to ask for directions on how to get to the meeting point but received no reply. On the day itself, worried that we may be late for the 8.00 am meeting I again contaRead more”
Review of Almaty’s private Shymbulak, Medeu, Kok Tobe, and Zenkov Cathedral tour, with practical tips on price, timing, transport, and winter gear.
“Highly recommend this tour! Being a private tour makes it easy and comfortable. In this tour you follow your own pace the guide is very good. You will not be rushed even you have a time to have lunch and guide will not rush you.”
Review of Almaty’s six-hour city tour, with Shymbulak, Koktobe, Green Bazaar, Panfilov Park, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Going high up the mountain Lana was our guide who was very friendly and explained us about Almaty and other city landmarks with details Kok tobe Shymbulak was beautiful thought we missed the view due to rain and fog”
Review of Almaty's six-stop day tour, from Medeu and Shymbulak to Koktobe, with practical costs, timing, guides, and booking advice.
“Many thanks to our Tour Guide Aseem for taking such good care of Us. The itinerary was so nicely planned that we got more than ample time at each location even though we covered a lot of locations in a single day.”
See Medeu, ride to Shymbulak at 2,260 meters, explore Almaty landmarks, and finish with city views from Koktobe Hill.
“The guide 'Star' was very much familiar with history of all the locations visited. she is very friendly and guiding us well. being with her felt like a safe and joyful journey throughout the day. I would like to visit Almaty and book this trip again. Would like to recommend to others as well..! Good luck to Star, she is doing very well.”
See Almaty’s mountain resorts, historic parks, cathedral, bazaar, and Kok Tobe on a private English-guided day tour with hotel pickup.
“I had a great to tour with Adam. Very professional and friendly. He will take care of you like a friend. He is very polite and humble. He has a very good knowledge on local history and places. Also he has very commendable English speaking skill. Will recommend to my contacts to book this tour again.”
Review of Almaty’s Medeu, Shymbulak, and Kok-Tobe tour, with cable cars, mountain views, private transport, pricing, and practical tips.
“We did see Shimbaluk and Medeu and Kok Tobe. The lifts to the mountains provided stunning views. But the driver was basically only a driver- an hour late; not prepared with tickets for Kok Tobe so we had to wait while he picked up the tickets. And unlike our other tours he didn’t give us any information.”
Review of Almaty’s 12-hour tour to Medeo, Shymbulak, the zoo and Kok-Tobe, with practical advice on price, cable cars and value.
“Shymbulak & the Guide were great! My bad rating is because of the zoo. In 2025 a zoo shouldn’t be part of any tour - especially not one for adults! Cages in Almaty zoo are far too small and a lot animals showed weird behaviour… people were loud, screamed and howled at the animals and fed them with ice cream!”
Review of Almaty’s private cable-car tour to Shymbulak, Medeu, Kok Tobe, and Zenkov Cathedral, with practical tips on price and timing.
“Excellent tour, excellent guide! I don't think it needs any more improvement. Very very smooth & a much recommended tour. The kindness of the guide made this even more special.”
Review of Almaty’s private Kok Tobe city tour, covering mountain views, war history, markets, timing, price, and practical booking advice.
“This tour is not worth the money. The tour provided can be done by booking a taxi through YandexGo. I wont recommend anyone for this tour as it is wastage of money.”
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